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Najwa Najjar, the first Palestinian woman to direct a feature film with a wide international release, joins Entertainment Editor Amanda Palmer and the FPS audience for a Q+A about her film,...
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Dec 27, 2008 · Pomegranates And Myrrh is a technically-strong feature debut from Palestine, a romantically-infused tale of love and life in a besieged Ramallah which could charm a more general audience.
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • 02/19/23. A wonderful character-based film about a woman and the real and metaphorical levels of imprisonment in her life. She lives in Palestine with a backdrop of terror ...
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- Hiam Abbass
- Najwa Najjar
- Drama
Pomegranates and Myrrh (2009) Drama, 1h 35m. Zaid and Kamar are Christian Palestinians; the film begins with their marriage in East Jerusalem.
Pomegranates and Myrrh is a solid exploration of the walls -- internal and external -- built up under conditions of extraordinary stress. It's also about struggle and liberation, both on the personal Jimmy Johnson reviews for The Electronic Intifada.
Aug 23, 2011 · Pomegranates and Myrrh is being shown at The Picturehouse, Reel Cinemas, Dubai from September 1-14, and at Vox Cinemas, Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi, from September 15-28. The Palestinian director Najwa Najjar talks about the financial and political difficulties she encountered with her debut feature film, Pomegranates and Myrrh.
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Sep 9, 2022 · Pomegranates and Myrrh (المر والرومان) is writer and director Najwa Najjar’s first feature film. The movie opens with the wedding of Kamar (Yasmine Al Massri) and Zaid (Ashraf Farah), a couple living in the Palestinian occupied territories.
